Rack attachment for laundry tubs



Sept. 14, 1948. L. w. LARSON 2,449,131

RACK ATTACHMENT FOR LAUNDRY TUBS Filed June 25, 1945 fizvanior W Ziorzg Patented Sept. 14, 1948 UNI TED 1S PAT-TEN T FF I CE 2,449,131 7 RACK ATTAGHMENT FOR LAUNDRYiTUBS ...Leslie W. Larson, S.t-Paul,; Minn.

Application June 25, 1945, Serial-No. 601;533

2 Claims. 1

This invention -.relates to an attachment :for laundry tubs whereby a receptacle. may be supported at a.convenientelevation. above the floor to receive wet clothes or other "workfrom th tubs.

,It ispanpbject of my invention to provide a sinjlple,;compact andru ged laundry accessory of the :character described.

.A=1f urther.object is to afford in a rack oft-his class a horizontal support adapted to receive clothes receptacles of a wide variety of sizes and to securely support them on the inclined front wall of a laundry tub of either of several common types.

A particular object is to provide such an attachment with inclined tub engaging members adapted to be suspended from hooks engaging the upper edge of the tub wall and having a horizontally extending basket support pivotally connected to the tub engaging members and supported on tension members depending from the wall engaging members beneath the overhang of the inclined tub wall.

A still further object is to provide a rack attachment of the class described which is readily collapsible to compact form for shipping and storage when not in use.

Referring to the accompanying drawing which illustrates, by way of example, a preferred form of my invention;

Figure 1 is an end view of my rack mounted on a tub of common type, the latter being shown in vertical section;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the rack separate from the tub;

Fig. 3 is a front elevational view of the same, and

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view, showing the rack members in collapsed or folded position.

In the drawing, Fig. 1, my device is shown attached to a laundry tub of the common type having an inclined front wall 5 and side and back wa-lls indicated by the numerals 6 and 1 respectively. Many laundry tubs of recent manufacture have front walls 5 disposed at an angle of 60 degrees to the horizontal and some old style tubs have front walls as steep as 75 degrees. To engage the outer surface of the front wall 5, I provide spaced, parallel members 8 which are rigidly connected together by cross slats 9. Fastened to the upper end portion of each of the members 8 is a hook I8 which is formed to embrace the upper edge of the wall 5 and to support my improved rack on the tub. Projecting horizontally to the front of the tub from the lower. endssoi. the members 8 :isa pair of spaced,

parallelr'platform members II which are pivotally comiected to the membersB by bolts I2.

.Crossslats I3, I4, I Send IG-rigidly connect the members: II together, these slats being. disposed in spaced parallel relation .oneto another. A laundry-:basket I1 or other receptacle .for the clothesmay' be supportedcn the slats I3, I4, and -I5;approximately=at:the elevation of the-tub bottomx-sothat theopen top .of'the basket is approximately at the elevation of the top of the tub. Tension members I8 extend downward from hooks I9 fixed on the members 8 and the lower ends of these tension members are anchored to eyes 20 secured to the members II to support the latter in horizontal position at the front of the tub.

In order to adapt my device to support the platform members 8 in horizontal position and on tub walls variously inclined, the tension members I8 are preferably chains having links severally adapted to receive the hooks [9. These chains are long enough so that the members 8 may be disposed at an incline corresponding to that of the particular tub wall on which the device is to be hung. Otherwise, the members I8 may be formed from strap metal or other suitable material and their effective lengths may be made adjustable in suitable manner to provide for changes in the angle of the members: 8. As further shown in Fig. 1 the tension members I8 are located beneath the overhanging tub wall 5, so that the entire platform surface which projects to the front of the upper edge of the tub is left free and unobstructed to receive clothes baskets of various sizes and shapes. Thus, as indicated in Fig. 3, a clothes basket Ila which projects beyond the ends of the slats I3, I4 and I5 may be securely supported with its rear side extending along in near proximity to or in contact with the upper edge of the tub wall 5.

A wringer 2I may be used as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 1 above the upper edge of the wall 5 to receive the wet clothes from the tub after they have been washed and to feed. them, after wringing, directly into a basket I! supported on the platform of my device. When the rack is not needed it may be removed from the tub merely by disengaging the hooks Ill from the wall 5. It may then be collapsed to the compact form indicated in Fig. 4 by merely disengaging the members I8 from the hooks I9 and then pivoting the members 8 backward about the axes of the bolts I2 so that the members 8 extend. along the outer surfaces of the platform members II 3 and the hooks ID are positioned near opposite ends of the slat I4. My device obviates the need for placing clothes baskets on the laundry floors which are often wet and it otherwise promotes cleanliness and facilitates the handling of clothes or other materials in laundry work.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to protect by Letters Patent is:

1. A rack adapted to be supported on the inclined front wall of a laundry tub comprising, spaced, parallel wall engaging members adapted to extend at an incline and in engagement with the inclined outer surface of said wall, tub engaging hooks projecting from the upper end portions of said members to support them on said wall, parallel platform members pivotally connected to the lower end portions of said wall engaging members respectively and tension members depending from said wall engaging members for supporting said platform members in substantially horizontal position, said tension members being positioned beneath the overhang of said wall and said platform members projecting to the front of said walland tension members to support a receptacle approximately at the elevation of the tub bottom. V

2. A rack for supporting a, laundry receptacle on the inclined front wall of a laundry tub comprising, spaced parallel wall engaging members adapted to extend at an incline and in engage- 4 ment with the inclined outer surface of said wall, tub engaging hooks projecting from the upper end portions of said members to support them on said wall, spaced, parallels platform members pivotally connected respectively to the lower end portions of said wall engagingmembers, means rigidly connecting said platform members together and tension members depending from said wall engaging members for supporting said platform members in substantially horizontal position, said tension members being positioned substantially entirely beneath the overhang of said wall and being detachable to permit collapsing of the wall engaging members to positions parallel and adjacent to said platform members when the rack is not in use.

LESLIE W. LARSON.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in. the file of this patent: 7

UNITED STVA'IESVPATENTS Date Bryant July 14, 1942 

